Frog Atlas of Southern Africa

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FrogMAP:   6977
Province:   KwaZulu-Natal
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2732BB
Observer:   Tippett RM
Date of record:   2017-03-13
Number of photos:   1
Notes:   No redish colour between hind legs.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:52
Sp. code:   570
Species name:   Hyperolius argus
Common name:   Argus Reed Frog
Family:   Hyperoliidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Pickersgill's Reed Frog?
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=FrogMAP-6977
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map | [Species text
VM-number: 6977 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Nick Evans
Comment:  
Date:   2017-11-16 09:09:04
Species name:   Hyperolius argus -- Argus Reed Frog
Species code:   570
Comment number:   2
By:   Darren Pietersen
Comment:   Concealed surfaces not reddish, also making me lean towards H. pickersgilli.
Date:   2017-11-20 19:18:26
Species name:   Hyperolius pickersgilli -- Pickersgill's Reed Frog
Species code:   610

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